UW-La Crosse has a priority date of Feb 1 each year for consideration of all types of aid. This is not a deadline. Applications are accepted throughout the academic year.

Prior-Prior YearInstead of waiting until you and/or your parents have completed your tax returns for the previous year, you can now complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or the FAFSA, using information from TWO years prior. Watch this quick video to learn more about how you’ll benefit from this new move to using prior-prior year income data.

Seven Easy Steps to FAFSAA student's guide to the Free Application for Federal Student AidNote: This video talks about the PIN number which has since been discontinued. If you have not already done so, you will need to create an FSA User ID and password on the studentloans.gov website.

How to Create Your FSA IDIn order to sign the FAFSA form online, students (and parents of dependent students) need an FSA ID.

IRS Data Retrieval

We strongly recommend that you use the IRS Data Retrieval option to help complete the FAFSA. Within 1-2 weeks after filing your taxes, you should be able to retrieve your federal tax data right into your FAFSA. In order to use this option, you must

Have a federal tax return filed with the IRS

Have a valid Social Security Number

Have a user-selected FSA ID (username and password)

Have an unchanged marital status since December 31 of the year the taxes are for

If married, have not filed separately

When completing the tax information on the FAFSA, indicate "Already Filed" and select the IRS Data Retrieval Option when given.